Do your 1st graders struggle with proper sentence structure? This was definitely true for my kiddos! Over the years I've learned that first-grade students need LOTS of practice correcting sentence structure, spelling, and punctuation. To help ensure they get the support they need, I'm sharing a few of my favorite fun grammar activities!
Addressing Grammar Practice In The Classroom
Over the years, I've noticed that my first-grade students seem to struggle over and over again with writing and correcting sentences. They forget punctuation, leave letters all lowercase, add random capitals, and miss spelling mistakes.
After watching my students, it became clear to me that they simply weren't being given enough opportunities to develop these skills. Practicing this occasionally just wasn't cutting it for my kiddos!
So, to help them actually begin to develop their sentence writing and correcting abilities, I created a year-long resource geared towards exactly that!
My Fix It Up Sentences Unit is filled with monthly activities that ask students to read a sentence, identify mistakes and correct it.
Plus, the monthly themes meant we could embrace seasonal concepts each month, which is appealing to my first graders!
Printable Grammar Activities
No-prep printables save the day when it comes to daily practice! This is definitely true for me in my classroom. The appeal of creating a monthly set of Fix It Up Sentences Grammar Activities was that it would present the opportunity for daily practice. Since my students were having such a hard time with these concepts, I knew I wanted to make sure they used the grammar activities as much as possible.
Because of this, I created both half-page printable worksheets and full pages. The half-page sheets feature 1 sentence while the full page has 5 sentences. On each page, students will identify mistakes in the sentences by circling and then re-write the sentence correctly. Both pages ask kiddos to check for capital letters, spacing, punctuation, and spelling. These checkboxes on each page help my students slow down and make sure they corrected every part of each sentence!
We use the half-pages as daily grammar activities. Sometimes we do this as a whole class and other times it might be during small groups. Typically, I'll introduce these pages as a whole class activity. My kiddos get the hang of these worksheets really quickly and are able to be independent in no time. I love that this quick and simple activity ensures that my students get practice with grammar every single day. The full pages are great for ELA centers and homework as a way to sneak in a little more practice with our grammar activities. You can also use the full page as a week of grammar practice and have students fix one sentence each day.
Digital Grammar Activities
If you know me, you probably know how much I love incorporating digital activities in my classroom. Google Slides offer such a great way to review as a class, provide instruction or assign to children who are learning virtually. When creating my Fix It Up Sentences Grammar Activities, I made sure to include a digital version as well.
In the digital version, all of the same grammar activities are included in 2 options, one with text boxes and one without.
To use this activity, I display the Google Slides Presentation on the Smart Board as the students complete their half-page worksheet with the same sentence.
When students finish, I allow them to come to the board and fix the sentence. Then we rewrite the sentence in the space provided on the Google Slides Presentation.
You could also assign these activities to students for homework, as a make-up activity, or as a technology based center activity. I love that Google Slides provides the ability for flexibility in my teaching and helps me meet the needs of everyone!
Fix It Up Sentences BOOM Cards
Finally, students can use the Boom Cards version of these activities to get even more grammar practice.
My kids LOVE to use Boom Card activities and I take full advantage of their excitement with these fun grammar activities.
Boom cards are a great way to sneak in some extra practice during centers since they are self-checking. They also have sound and verbal directions, so kiddos can be fully independent when using them!
In my classroom, I assign these as ELA centers, homework, or early finisher activities.
Typically, I'll wait until my kiddos are familiar with this activity through the Google Slides and worksheets beforehand. This ensures they'll be able to complete these grammar activities on their own.
Another great bonus to these is that my kiddos get plenty of practice typing as well!
Try Fix It Up Sentences in Your Classroom
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Check Out All the Grammar Activities
If you're ready to start providing daily opportunities for working on sentence structure, spelling, punctuation, writing, and typing be sure to check out the full bundle of Fix It Up Sentences! These grammar activities will help you make sure your students are getting daily practice with sentence structure. Plus, you and your students will love the fun, seasonal themes to help keep the activities feeling fresh and new!
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